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A Past, Present and New Features of Digital Notice Board
Gaurav Sattiwale, Rushabh Tongase, Vaidehi Kamble, Rupesh Saut, Prof. Manish K.Shriwas
Electronics and Telecommunication, PRMIT & R, Badnera, Amravati.
Abstract- In any organization or institution a Notice Board is a
very important component as it is one of the best mediums to
communicate with the individuals of that organization or
institution. The System DIGITAL NOTICE BOARD using a
GSM is an SMS-based digital display system which has been
designed to display a notice in a very attractive manner. The
system allows the user to display the message (text or image or
video ) from anywhere just by sending the text via SMS with an
associated password. The sent text is received at the GSM
module and enables it to get displayed on LCD screen. The
System is an experiment for displaying real time notices.
Index Terms- GSM (Global System for Mobile
communication),SMS(Short Messaging Service), LCD (Liquid
Crystal Display).
I. INTRODUCTION
T he Digital Notice Board comprises of two major units. The
first unit is a simple user's mobile handset. The second unit
is the control unit. For instance, this system ca n be achieved
with the help of GSM modem and LCD display. The control unit
comprises of a display, the Raspberry Pi board and the GSM
module. Whenever any information or message have to be
displayed the user can send the message via user's mobile phone
to the control unit. This smart notice board can be used in many
applications including educational institutions, banks, public
places like bus and railway stations.
Previously the System had been done using a
microcontroller, a 16×4 LCD display and a GSM module. It
enabled the user to display a notice by using SMS. No doubt it
was a good System with some glimpse of evolving technology
but it failed to display the notice in a attractive manner, the
number of characters were limited, also the display was too small
and couldn’t be implemented for an actual use. Sometimes also
there occurred some network problems, leading to slowing down
of its process. Some features like an acknowledgment message to
user’s phone, feedback signals like LED or a buzzer were further
added to make the System more reliable but these features
couldn’t improve the control system of the System.
Later, for enabling a colorful display the control system
was changed from an ATMEL microcontroller to an Aurduino
board. This provided a luxury to interface a big LED or LCD
screen as a display component of the System. Moreover this also
reduced the process time. Now the process of authentication was
also enabled and only authorized user were allowed to display
the notice.
Further for displaying the notices in the form of image and
for a better speed of operation, the control unit was replaced by a
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Raspberry Pi Board which was like a mini computer. This
change promoted to enhancement of various features. Now the
user was not only able to display a notice by using a SMS but
also by an Android Application with all facilities of accessing the
notice board with a strong authentication system. Further the use
of internet was also introduced and now the user was all set to
display the notices using a webpage from anywhere in the world.
But these advancement in features led a surplus increase of cost.
Our System deals with the displaying of notices on a LCD
screen by using GSM technology and the local wireless network.
This System also takes care of security concerns also the System
mechanism takes care about the records of previously displayed
notices. Moreover it helps to display a large size files without
any android application. Raspberry Pi is the heart of system, so
the focus is to use maximum of its features in a very effective
manner.
II. LITERATURE SURVEY
1) GSM Wireless Communication System [2010] :[1]
This paper mainly focuses on the application of GSM (Global
System for Mobile communications). Advantages and
Disadvantages of GSM has been marked here. GSM system is
the most famous system for the Second Generation mobile
telephony worldwide.
2) Display Message on Notice Board using GSM
[2013]:[2] This paper proposes the use of GSM technology for
displaying notices on a digital notice board which helps to save
time and energy. The notice board is eco-friendly and reduces the
use of papers. Information can be given to a large mob in a very
effective manner.
3) Wireless Electronics Display Board Using GSM
Technology [2013]:[3] This paper explains a photo type
laboratory model wireless notice board system. The board is
connected with a GSM modem which enables the user to display
the notice in public places using SMS.
4) SMART NOTICE BOARD [2013] :[4]This technical
paper discusses on the present technology in association with
daily life. It explains the importance of the Smart notice board
and how efficiently it can be used in day to day life.
5) A Protocol for End-to-End Secure Transmission of
SMS [2014] :[5] In this paper the Easy SMS protocol and how it
can be successfully designed so as to provide end to end secure
communication through SMS is discussed. The analysis shows
the focus on security and methods to prevent various attacks.
Also it explains the other aspects like communication, bandwidth
etc.
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SURVEY TABLE:

System name Year Author Advantages Limitation Application

GSM 2010 Guifen Gu and 1. Knowledge Communicatio Cellular
Wireless Guili Peng about GSM n consumes cost. Communication
Communicati on Services. Its not free service System.
System 2. we can connect
. without internet

Wireless 2013 N.Jagan 1. Effective Network Notice Board by

Electronics Mohan Reddy use of LCD problem could using GSM device
Display Board and G.Venkeshwar display. happens at some
Using GSM alu 2. Effective use palces. Remote
Technology of electronic
boards..

1. we can use There is

Display Message 2013 Foram Kamdar, in limitation of LCD Display's used to
on Notice Board Anubbhav advertisment number of Notify Notices.
using GSM Malhotra and world. characters used in
Pritish Mahadik 2. we can use SMS.
in public ultility
areas

1. Quick
communicati
SMART NOTICE 2013 Shruthi K., Harsha on with digital Only one notice Notice board with many
BOARD Chawla, Abhishek system. shows at a time. features.
Bhaduri 2. Effective use
of LCD Notice
board.

A Protocol for 2014 Neetesh 1. Define Speed of Transmission

End-to-End Saxena and woking of transmission of protocol for SMS
Secure Narendra S. Transmission notices depends service.
Transmission of Chaudhari Protocols. on network.
SMS
Transmission 2015 Yi-Bing Lin, 1. Define Limited
Policies for Multi- Sok-Ian Sou process of Characters should
Segment Short communicati on. be accepted while
Messages 2. Shows Transmitting
working of SMS SMS.
(Short message
services).

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III. PROPOSED METHODOLOGY
Technology is influencing every aspect of society and such
is the case of an institution. A Digital Notice board is a very
innovative System for any institution. In our proposed System,
the digital notice board enables the user to display the notices
wirelessly. The system uses a GSM module for transmission
purpose, connected to a raspberry pi and a LCD screen display.
The System consists of a simple voltage regulator circuit for the
purpose of power supply to the GSM. For displaying the notice a
webpage has been created and user needs to access the page
before sending the notice. All the programing related to the
Systems had been done using Python. Also a buzzer had been
provided so as to get notification of new notice. The Notice
board also sends an acknowledgement to the user after display of
notice.
At the start, the programs fed are run. After successful
execution of the programs followed by entering the correct
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password the notice board is ready to display the notice. For
displaying the notice the user need to send the text via SMS with
a set password as prefix. The sent message is received at GSM
module, which then transmits it serially to the Raspberry Pi.
Finally the message is displayed on the webpage with an IP
address.
The System also enables the user to display an image or
video using the Wifi of the Raspberry Pi. The user just needs to
upload the image or video on an URL and send text with the
image or video or name in a set format. Also multiple images can
be displayed like a slideshow.
Using a File Transfer Protocol the user can access the
database of the notice board from any other PC or Mobile after a
suitable authentication. This FTP helps the user to keep the
records of the notices and in case it can be displayed again if
someday it is missed by majority in the institution.
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IV. WORKING
The basic aim of this system design is that the allowed user
will send SMS from his mobile phone to GSM module, this
message is the notification to be inserted in the website database
which is displayed on the monitor.
To receive the message a SIM card is placed in GSM
module and this is connected to Raspberry Pi through RS232
serial port . A website is created to display the message received
on monitor. The webserver will run itself on Raspberry Pi. A
program is written for reading the messages from GSM module
and to insert them in to website database.
Raspberry Pi will use this program to read the messages
using GSM module only from allowed users i.e. users entering
password ($12345) before the text. And it inserts them to
database of the website which will be displayed on the
monitor connected through HDMI port. Thus, Raspberry Pi will
act as central authority of the whole system controlling the
website and the GSM module as well. By using HDMI port LCD
/ LED monitors can be connected. By using a HDMI
extension switch, message can be displayed on several
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monitors at a time. This system is applicable to display messages
/ notices that need to be regularly updated in industrial areas /
college notice boards. is easy to communicate with serial port
and easy to connect databases using a python module. GSM
module accepts only certain commands through serial
communication and responds to them. These commands are
called "AT Commands", AT means attention. There are a set of
AT commands to perform different functions, every command
starting with 'AT'. In Raspberry Pi, a program is written in
python programming language to read the messages from GSM
Module through serial connection to link it with a pre-created
webpage with address “127.8.0.1:8888”and displays it on the
monitor connected.
Moreover images can be displayed on the screen by using a
webpage with IP address “10.42.0.1:8888/upload”. The process
is enabled by connecting the source of an image i.e. a phone or a
laptop via Wi-Fi of Raspberry Pi . After uploading the image it
can displayed on the screen by sending a message starting with
“$12345 img:” followed by the image name, e.g. an uploaded
image named “PRMITR” can be displayed by first uploading it
and sending a SMS as “$12345 img:PRMITR”.
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V. STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED TO DISPLAY NOTICE:
GENERAL STEPS
STEP 1: Run the program named “app.py”(stored in database )
on the terminal. This will launch the web-socket and start the
display in the form of a webpage.
STEP 2: Followed by app.py run the program named “chk.py”.
STEP 3: Enter the required password for starting the notice
board.
STEP 4: After entering the correct password the status of the
GSM module is checked. STEP 5: If the status of GSM module
is OK, launch the webpage of notice board using the allotted IP
address on the Browser.
A) DISPLAYING NOTICE IN THE FORM OF TEXT:
STEP 1: Enter the authentication password followed by the
notice to be displayed in the textbox of the user’s phone.
STEP 2: Send this text to the authorised SIM in the GSM module
connected to control unit of notice board.
STEP 3: The received text is serially transmitted to the control
unit and then authentication password is checked.
VI. OUTPUT
VII. CONCLUSION
With the day to day advancement in technology the Notice
Boards are also evolving from a hand- written system to a digital
display and further to a Wireless Display System. The paper
reflects a Digital Notice Board System with a GSM module and
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STEP 4: If the password is correct, the notice will be displayed
on the screen with a buzzer notification and simultaneously an
acknowledgement will be sent to the user.
B) DISPLAYING NOTICE IN THE FORM OF
IMAGE/VIDEO:
STEP 1: The image or video that is to be displayed needs to be
uploaded on the database of the notice board using an IP address
that is allocated for the uploading purpose.
STEP 1: Enter the authentication password with a prefix “img:”
followed by the image name (or video name) of image (or video)
to be displayed in the textbox of the user’s phone.
STEP 2: Send this text to the authorised SIM in the GSM module
connected to control unit of notice board.
STEP 3: The received text is serially transmitted to the control
unit and then authentication password is checked.
STEP 4: If the password is correct, the image(or video) will be
displayed on the screen with a buzzer notification and
simultaneously an acknowledgement will be sent to the user.
raspberry pi, which displays the desired notices in the form of a
text or an image or video on the LCD screen through a SMS.
Multiple notices can be displayed simultaneously in parallel with
an image or video. Use of a password scheme before the message
and for starting the notice board display has also enhanced the
security concerns.
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VIII. FUTURE SCOPE
Notices can be displayed in the form of word document,
power point, video clips by uploading them directly. This can be
done by using a suitable operating system, program files, drivers,
players so as to make them more eye-catching. Such notices can
be displayed by using a webpage and giving an access to
authorised users .The best way is the use of an INTERNET. An
IP address can be used to achieve this. The IP will enable the
user to upload any notice and from anywhere in the world.
Moreover cloud can be used to dump the past notices and keep
record of them.
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AUTHORS
First Author – Prof. Manish K. Shriwas,
shriwasmans@gmail.com, Prof. Ram Meghe Institute of
Technology and Research, Badnera ,Amravati.
Second Author – Gaurav R. Sattiwale,
gauravsattiwale@gmail.com, Prof. Ram Meghe Institute of
Technology and Research, Badnera , Amravati.
Third Author – Vaidehi Kamble,
vaidehi.p.kamble@gmail.com,Prof. Ram Meghe Institute of
Technology and Research, Badnera, Amravati.
Fourth Author – Rushabh Tongase,
rushabh.tongase1@gmail.com, Prof. Ram Meghe Institute of
Technology and Research, Badnera , Amravati.
Fifth Author – Rupesh Saut, rupeshsaut@gmail.com, Prof. Ram
Meghe Institute of Technology and
Research, Badnera , Amravati.
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